Some of those have some things that are historically accurate but taken as a whole, watching a movie is no way to learn about history.
Watching a movie is a babysitting method schools have taken up.
“Some of those have some things that are historically accurate but taken as a whole, watching a movie is no way to learn about history.
Watching a movie is a babysitting method schools have taken up.”
When overused that is true but a couple well chosen films over the course of a year can do much to deepen a students understanding of any event. A well done movie can supplement reading and give a student a deeper understanding of what people in the past went through. Saving Private Ryan is an example. It shows what our soldiers went through in a way no book could.
Small clips can work well too. For instance, reading about the Civil Rights Movement is one thing but seeing video of what happened on the Edmund Pettis bridge is another.